Sapporo will be the exclusive Bacardi distributor in the country from Oct. 1, the Tokyo-based company said in a statement. The agreement covers 29 brands including Grey Goose vodka, Bombay Sapphire gin, cognac, tequila and sparkling wine.

“We want to make western liquor one of our profit pillars, as beer now is,” Norifumi Sumiyoshi, Sapporo wine and spirits division head, told reporters in Tokyo today.